JOHN TYLER.

[Footnote 101:  Asking the publication and distribution of a digest of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.]

WASHINGTON, February 20, 1844.

To the House of Representatives of the United States: 

I transmit herewith a report[102] from the Secretary of War, containing the information requested in the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 29th ultimo.

In order to a full understanding of the matter I have deemed it proper to transmit with the information requested a copy of the reply of the Adjutant-General to Brevet Major-General Gaines, with the documents to which it refers.

JOHN TYLER.

[Footnote 102:  Relating to the settlement of the accounts of Major-General Gaines, etc.]

WASHINGTON, February 20, 1844.

To the Senate of the United States: 

I transmit to the Senate a report[103] from the Secretary of State, with accompanying documents, in answer to their resolution of the 31st of January last.

JOHN TYLER.

[Footnote 103:  Relating to slaves committing crimes and escaping from the United States to the British dominions since the ratification of the treaty of 1842, and the refusal of the British authorities to give them up, and to the construction which the British Government puts upon the article of said treaty relative to slaves committing crimes in the United States and taking refuge in the British dominions.]

WASHINGTON, February 21, 1844.

To the House of Representatives of the United States: 

I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives, in answer to their resolution of the 16th instant, a report[104] from the Secretary of State, with the correspondence therein referred to.

JOHN TYLER.

[Footnote 104:  Relating to a demand upon the British Government for the surrender of certain fugitive criminals from Florida under the provisions of the tenth article of the treaty of Washington.]

WASHINGTON, February 23, 1844.

To the House of Representatives: 

I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, to which I invite the particular attention of Congress.  The act entitled “An act to authorize the President of the United States to direct transfers of appropriation in the naval service under certain circumstances” has this day met with my approval, under no expectation that it can be rendered available to the present wants of the service, but as containing an exposition of the views of Congress as to the entire policy of transfers from one head of appropriation to any other in the naval service and as a guide to the Executive in the administration of the duties of that Department.  The restrictions laid upon the power to transfer by the latter clauses of the act have rendered its passage of no avail at the present moment.